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Baloha, Mykhailo
🇺🇦FIDE 14111128· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1991
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Mykhailo Baloha, a 35-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2161 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2. liga D 2025 2026 R10-11. Also played 3 rapid (including Sambir City Day 2025 (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including Uzhhorod Sakura 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 77 months (2009–2015), 14 months (2016–2017), 14 months (2018–2019) and 66 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2215 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2015).
At junior level, he reached #17 and #21 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd2076·Blz2086
All-time high
2215
−54 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 24
Jul 2015 · age 24
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,506 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
49th Ukrainian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2177
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 34
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2163
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2145
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2173 → returned at 2181
Aug 2016
2015
All-time peak 2215
at age 24 · −54 from today
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
2150 → 2161
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
5W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 2038 | -7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2002 | -9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2927 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | 2148 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2275 | +5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2827 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladyslav TibaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2355
+6 −12 =7
25 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsVasily Guivan
🇺🇦UKR·2073
+7 −10 =7
24 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAndrii VachyliaFM
🇺🇦UKR·2274
+7 −9 =5
21 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsVadym PetrovskiyIM
🇩🇪GER·2469
+8 −6 =5
19 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsAlexandr FedivFM
🇺🇦UKR·2250
+7 −2 =9
18 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#212
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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